Like leaves blowing on an autumn day
by Jeannette Hunt
Title
Like leaves blowing on an autumn day
Artist
Jeannette Hunt
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
All winter I have been trying to photograph these birds as they murmurate or swarm through the sky in a thick cloud moving together as one. I usually see the murmuration when I don't have my camera or when I can't get a clear view.
On this day as I was heading home I heard them, the sound was indescribably loud and I quickly pulled over to watch. Every bare spot on the tree had a bird perched on it and they all chatted away loudly. Then they fell silent for a moment and with a woosh they took to the air. They flew in a group to the other side of the tree line so I did not get a good view, but ohhh that sound when they all take off and the silence that preceded it - there's nothing like it.
Aside from the amazing experience, I like how this photograph turned out because the birds almost look like leaves blowing from the tree on an autumn day.
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March 11th, 2023
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